Vernon Howard Quotes (1918-1992)

Philosopher, Author
Vernon Howard

About Vernon Howard

Vernon Linwood Howard (March 16, 1918 – August 23, 1992) was an American spiritual teacher, author, and philosopher.

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“All heartache is caused by wrong viewpoints.”
“Mental silence is the perfect response to a challenge.”
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“The less life in a person, the more he will try to live off your life.”
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“People fight to preserve their frozen beliefs and then complain of the cold!”
“Honestly face your inner poverty as a means of discovering your inner wealth.”
“The only activities of true value are those which aim at inner transformation.”
“You are not responsible for anyone who stubbornly chooses to ruin his own life.”
“Worried thought prevents practical thought which could prevent worried thought.”
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“Truth does not hurt, rather, it is our resistance to its message that causes pain.”
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“To win real rewards, we must firmly decline the deceptive rewards offered by society.”
“Try to see what attitudes rule your day, then ask what kind of a day you usually have.”
“We need not hide anything from Truth, for it never condemns us, but only wishes to help.”
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“Ask spiritual questions with intense integrity, and inspiring answers will surely arrive.”
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“The real prize is never delivered by memory or by imagination, but by something above them.”
Vernon Howard
“Consciously risk the loss of something before losing it, and you will lose the fear of losing it.”
“Self-righteousness loves to pounce on an evil which by sheer accident is not its particular evil.”
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“The most marvelous experience of life is to transform life according to reality, not imagination.”
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“Take disturbance as an awakening sign that you misunderstand something you assumed you understood.”
“The delusion of having wisdom creates the dangerous delusion of having power, leading to disaster.”
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“The need to impress others causes half the world's woes. Don't add to them. Be real, not impressive.”
“Why do you permit a mere word to stand in your way? Forget the word "difficult" and take your next step.”
“You are not really bothered by what others think of you. You are bothered by what you think of yourself.”
“Turning to God, Truth, Reality, simply means to let go, even fearfully at first, of our self-centered ideas.”
“The only way you're going to have a good relationship with anyone is to have a good relationship with yourself.”
“Trying to command life without studying one's own mind is like trying to play the piano without studying music.”
Vernon Howard

About Vernon Howard

Vernon Linwood Howard (March 16, 1918 – August 23, 1992) was an American spiritual teacher, author, and philosopher.